Mellat Park ( fa, پارک ملت ), literally the Nation Park, is an
urban park
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to resi ...
in northern
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
.
It is one of the city's largest green spaces, situated adjacent to
Valiasr Street
Valiasr Street ( fa, خیابان ولیعصر) is a tree-lined street in Tehran, Iran, dividing the metropolis into western and eastern parts built in 1922 to 1927, considering the end of asphalt plan it ended in 1933. It is considered one of ...
at the foot of the
Alborz mountains to the east, extending to
Chamran Expressway and
Seoul Street
Seoul Street ( fa, خیابان سئول) is a street that runs in the north of Tehran, Iran, close to the city's Evin district.
Name
On 27 June 1977, the Seoul Metropolitan Government suggested that the cities of Seoul (the capital of South Kore ...
to the west. It is watered by winter-snow streams coming down from
Mount Tochal.
The park lies in the southern grounds of
Tehran International Fair
The Iran International Exhibitions Company (IIEC) oversees and operates all international and specialized exhibitions held in Iran. Site features exhibitions calendar and provides trade laws and regulations. IIEC is affiliated with the Iranian Min ...
and the Enghelab Club. It is home to one of the first
musical fountains in Tehran, and includes facilities such as playgrounds, snack bars, cafes, and a small aviary. There is also a
cineplex
A cineplex is a multiplex, a movie theatre with several screens, coming from the words cinema and complex.
Cineplex most commonly refers to:
* Cineplex Entertainment, a Canadian entertainment company based in Toronto, Ontario.
Cineplex may also ...
at the southeastern edge of the park.
Before the
1979 Revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...
, it was known as the
Imperial
Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism.
Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to:
Places
United States
* Imperial, California
* Imperial, Missouri
* Imperial, Nebraska
* Imperial, Pennsylvania
* Imperial, Texa ...
Park ( ). It is also the location of a steam-powered
locomotive
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the Power (physics), motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually rather referred to as a multiple unit, Motor coach (rail), motor ...
used on Iran's first railway section, built between 1886 and 1888. The locomotive was built by
Belgian group
Ateliers de Tubize, commissioned in 1887.
Mellat Gallery and Cineplex
Mellat Gallery and Cineplex is located to the southeast of the park. It was designed by architects Reza Daneshmir and Catherine Spiridonoff in an area of about 6,000 square meters, and was first opened during a ceremony on November 9, 2008.
The complex includes four theater halls, a
cinematheque, and a space for holding exhibitions and marketing cultural products.
Gallery
2008 Park Mellat Tehran 3165585057.jpg, Mount Tochal seen from Mellat Park.
Amingholamali Melat park tehran1.JPG, A cafeteria inside Mellat Park.
Mellat Cinema and Gallery, Tehran.jpg, Mellat Cineplex
2005 Mellat Park Tehran 8695376.jpg, People walking at Mellat Park.
A fall in Nation Park, Tehran City.JPG, Mellat Park in autumn.
13990902000894637416675189899095 باران در پایتخت.jpg, Mellat Park in autumn.
Melat Park in snow.jpg, Mellat Park in winter.
Flowers - Melat Park 2.jpg, Yellow tulips at Mellat Park.
Vulture's head Park Mellat Tehran.JPG, A vulture at the aviary of Mellat Park.
Fountain at Mellat Park, Tehran - panoramio - hassan jafari.jpg, Fountains at Mellat Park.
References
Parks in Tehran
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